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ToquiNotes: The End of a Restaurant Era and What's Possibly Next at Area's Most Dangerous Intersection

Posted on September 18, 2021

Tomorrow, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m., a restaurant that straddles the City of Bridgeport’s border – Eat n’...

ToquiNotes: Three Million Reasons New Restaurant is Good for Area and Addressing Red Lobster Rumors

Posted on September 11, 2021

The parcel sits just minutes away from Bridgeport. Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, the parcel has almos...

ToquiNotes: After Four-Plus Decades and 50,000-Plus Appointments, Dr. Harry M. "Hank" Murray Retires

Posted on September 04, 2021

August was a pretty big month for Dr. Harry M. “Hank” Murray. Not only did he celebrate his 68th birthday, but he did...

ToquiNotes: When it Comes to Impact on Bridgeport's History, it is Hard to Pass One Man's Contributions

Posted on August 21, 2021

I still remember my last two conversations with Ray Blake. It was at his office in the Blake Center, and it was, at le...

ToquiNotes: Boatload of Businesses Out of Business that Help Fuel a Boatload of Memories for a Lifetime

Posted on August 14, 2021

I do not know the exact date it opened, but I know it was there in the early 1970s. The Times West Virginian called it...

ToquiNotes: A Special Business, with a Special Dream for a Special Young BHS Frosh with Special Needs

Posted on August 07, 2021

She’s just 15 years old, and a soon-to-be freshman at Bridgeport High School, but a potential career path and business...

ToquiNotes: The End of Mylan, the Wealthy Departure of Former CEO, and the Stink Surrounding Closure

Posted on July 31, 2021

EDITOR'S NOTE: WDTV is reporting that the CISA designation below may have been granted. You can click HERE to read the...

ToquiNotes: Recalling The Miracle on Johnson Avenue

Posted on July 24, 2021

There is not a movie for what happened, and with all due respect to Miracle on 34th Street, there was a miracle here i...

ToquiNotes: After Avalanche of Drug-Induced Woes, BHS Alum Jason Nicholson Nears Two Years Sober

Posted on July 17, 2021

He was not exactly sure what year it was or even the time.   Jason Nicholson does remember one thing for c...

ToquiNotes: Recalling a Bridgeport Business from Years Ago Proving to be One that was Truly Electric

Posted on July 10, 2021

Editor's Note: This story ran nearly four years ago. The arcade mentioned, Tilt, is no longer at the Meadowbrook Mall,...

ToquiNotes: Death Silences the Voice of Media Icon in Our Area, but Legacy of Decency, Impact Remains

Posted on July 03, 2021

When Bridgeport’s Chris Cleghorn broke into the sales business in radio back in 1997, he was a rookie with West Virgin...

ToquiNotes: Leaving it Better than They Found it, a Look at Outgoing Council Members Greer and Vincent

Posted on June 26, 2021

It is hard sometimes to quantify impact. Sometimes you just do not know if you left a place better than when you got there...

ToquiNotes: The Most Popular Staff Member in City's School System is New and Proud Father to Octuplets

Posted on June 19, 2021

With no disrespect to any of the other staff members at Bridgeport High School, the most popular member of the school’...

ToquiNotes: After 43 Years Teaching, the Prediction for a Beautiful Retirement for BHS's Jim Broslawsky is In

Posted on June 12, 2021

It is very likely that 43 years ago there was no one that predicted Jim Broslawsky would be announcing his retirement...

ToquiNotes: Remembering Fondly My Shopping Days at Now Nationally Defunct Heck's Department Store

Posted on June 05, 2021

While so many of us grew up getting school items and other necessities at Hill’s Department Store, there was another s...
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